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Thoughts and fantasies of Tomas K. "Grizzly"; hiker, fantasy literature fan and aspring writer

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Book thoughts: wordly fascination

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Tomas

Did it ever happen to you that you’ve came across a word you’ve never heard before and had to come up with uses for it? To some, I think it did. When this happens to a writer, it could become an issue. Let’s have a look why.

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6/2019 Writing update

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Tomas

A month has passed and I have to admit, not much has changed for my writing since the last time I wrote this. Now, why is that?

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Forging a character: Captain Damian

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Tomas

In my elf-centric story, Captain Damian was the first major human character. Even though his beginnings were humble (regarding his presence in the story), he became a major supporting character. Today, I’ll look into the process of creating him.

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Writing: deleted scenes

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Tomas

As drafts come and go, scenes will be added and removed. Probably more so in the later drafts. Yet, some of them might return to the light of the world later. Today, I’ll share some thoughts about deleted scenes.

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Writing: thoughts about book length

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Tomas

I’ve shared my thoughts about various aspects of writing and books. Today, I’ll share my thoughts about book length.

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School essays: a look back

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Tomas

If there ever was a time I thought something along the lines of “It’s definitely not possible for me to ever become a writer”, it was when writing school essays. Today, I’ll share a look back at those times – and why I thought that way.

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The secretive writer’s issue

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Tomas

I’ve often seen it mentioned that many writers might have the urge to share their writing with the world very early. I’m on the opposite end – afraid to share my writing even with small amount of people (let alone my family), no matter the progress. This approach has its own challenges.

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Seasonal inspiration: autumn

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Tomas

The final ‘episode’ of the blog posts on taking inspiration from the individual seasons comes. Let’s see what the autumn can do!

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5/2019 Writing update

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Tomas

Another month passes and so it’s time to look back at my progress.

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Seasonal inspiration: summer

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Tomas

Who wouldn’t like summer, right? Warm days, outdoor joy, meat on the grill… Following the winter and the spring, today I’ll talk about taking inspiration from the summer.

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